need some help with my laptop
 

so i picked up this laptop the other day, everything works fine on it, it supposivley has wirless internet, i can see the wireless card under hardware, but for some reason it wont let me connect to the internet or have any option like that. help me

Re: need some help with my laptop
 

hmmm... not sure... but did you send my ---- yet nog?

Re: need some help with my laptop
 

You need to give way more details. Supposivley? :-X

Re: need some help with my laptop
 

what OS, what type of network, what type of wireless connection, what kind of card, are the drivers right, dude... you gotta be more specific

Re: need some help with my laptop
 

yeah i shipped it last night, 2 day priority mail, expect it friday

Re: need some help with my laptop
 

okay i have windows xp service pack 2, i just reformated the computer and put windows back on there

i have wireless internet in my house, my desktop that im on right now connects fine

how do i found out what kinda wireless card it is? is it under network devices in the device manager... if so its a Intel(r) pro/100 VE network connection


p.s. i dont know too much about computers, just music, porn, and hmt :p

Re: need some help with my laptop
 

If your computer is recognizing the network SSID then that would indicate the driver for the card is installed and the card is operational. If you still can't connect, make sure your router is set to transmit/receive wireless B and G (Mixed). Then input all you WPA security info (if the network is locked) and you should be able to connect.

Re: need some help with my laptop
 

whats an SSID

Re: need some help with my laptop
 

just get a BFH fixes everything

Re: need some help with my laptop
 

is that a real thing?

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Re: need some help with my laptop
 

SSID = Service Set Identifier

It's the "name" of your network that the router broadcasts to distinguish it from other networks.

Re: need some help with my laptop
 

its not recognizing the SSID then, it has an icon in the bottom right that says a local network cable is unplugged

Re: need some help with my laptop
 

You need to disable the local area connection and establish a wireless connection.

Re: need some help with my laptop
 

how do i go about doing that?

Re: need some help with my laptop
 

go to start, then connections or connect to, then hit show all connections. right click the local area connection and hit disable. then go to the left side and hit create new connection and follow the setup wizard. a ------ could do it

Re: need some help with my laptop
 

Your computer is broken forever. Send it to me for shipping costs and I will try to repair it to send it to needy African children to do homework on.

Re: need some help with my laptop
 

i would find a modle number and download the driver set. sometimes if you are using lets say a linksys card it will want to use lynksys software to see the networks and not the built in windows. Right click my computer and choose manage. Then selece device manager from the left. do you see any question marks? if so what does it say?